Dooley Noted: 5/10/2014 I didn’t need more evidence that the kettlebell is a perfect physical rehabilitation tool. But I will never turn down evidence that shows up in my office. Yesterday, a concerned mother brought her one year old son to see me for assessment. As soon as she put him down, he did what every child around a kettlebell does. He walked right over to it and sized it up. He grasped the handle … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/9/2014 People wouldn’t book an appointment to see me unless they’ve likely tried everything else. I don’t take insurance. I book minimum one-hour slots. So, my patients are not the passive type. They have come to grips with the fact that they have an enormous role in their care. They have to stop outsourcing and dig deeply inside of themselves. But they start on the superficial level first, always asking the same question: … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/8/2014 My intentions are always good with my patients. My suggestions come from scientifically supported places, along with experience. But that does not necessarily make me relatable. Several times last week, I had patients who found my suggestions to be too difficult. They had solid reasoning, like the following: 1. They are working full time. 2. They are parents. 3. They are married. My suggestions are always simple, but that doesn’t equate to … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/7/2014 My hypothesis continues to be tested and is repeatedly supported: People would rather suck in the gut and destabilize their backs than be in danger of looking “fat” through the belly. I always give patients the benefit of the doubt, since many of us are told most of our lives to suck in our guts. But once you learn how to breathe again, it’s your responsibility to keep it going. You’re also … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/5/2014 On my flight yesterday, the pilot managed to make my blood boil a bit as the seatbelt light was flashed. Pilot: “The only reason you need to get up is to go to the lavatory. There is no other need to get up. Use common sense and stay in your seat with your seatbelt fastened.” Over 200 people listened to those lines of bull. Sorry, sir, but I need you to focus … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/4/2014 Caution at Work A few days ago, I came across a construction site here in Grenada. It was warning me to watch for men working ahead. I wasn’t in a car, so I wasn’t at risk of endangering them. In fact, these men were doing an excellent job of endangering themselves with poor work ergonomics. Check out this technique for digging dirt: Yes, I cringed, also. I saw the same thing you … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/3/2014 Two days ago, I trained for a few hours outside. I was more Caribbean sundrunk than I realized. I ran my bathwater, and I vaguely remember laying down for a second as it filled. Ten minutes later, I awoke startled to find that the bathtub had overflown, filling my hotel room with about two inches thick of water. I immediately jumped into action, using the strength I earned to move all the … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/2/2014 For the last two days, I was ill. It’s a state no one desires. But, one can learn much from it. Knowing the heated, sun-soaking hour walk to campus was not smart, I sulked as I sat on a bus. I love that walk. I miss that walk. I let my mind travel to Sickland. I asked myself, “How will you get through four hours of lab, feeling ill?” How could I … Read more
Dooley Noted: 5/1/2014 I rarely make the opportunity to open an anatomy atlas and study whatever page upon which I stumble. On my visiting professorship, I had this opportunity every day for two weeks. As I leafed through its many pages, I felt the enormous comfort of seven dedicated years of anatomic study. An anatomy atlas feels like home to me. But it wasn’t always like this, with me finding such blissful comfort in the … Read more
Dooley Noted: 4/30/2014 In all my time spent learning human movement, it was barely stressed in my education the importance of observing eye movement. Then, my NeuroKinetic Therapy level III training spent hours on it. I became fascinated with how eye movement is linked to global movement patterning. Six extraocular muscles rotate the eye along 3 movement axes. Four straight (rectus) muscles strap around the equator, north and south poles of the eye globe. Two … Read more